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West Indies reach 280-8 vs. England at Edgbaston

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West Indies were 280 for eight on the first day of action in the 3rd and final Test against England.

England were left to rue a poor display in the field as West Indies reached 280-8 at stumps on day three Saturday of the third test at Edgbaston.The hosts dropped three simple catches and were also punished for misfields and defensive field placings which saw a number of chances fly through vacant areas of the slip cordon.The most effective bowler was Steven Finn, but his figures of 2-65 were damaged by two dropped chances.Tim Bresnan took 3-74, but Graham Onions playing in his first test in over two years after recovering from a serious back injury claimed the best figures with 3-56, despite also having a chance dropped.Marlon Samuels was West Indies top scorer with 76, from 110 balls with a six and 10 fours, while Denesh Ramdin was unbeaten on 60, from 108 balls with seven fours.West Indies made four changes to the side that lost the second test and series at Trent Bridge.Star batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul was ruled out with a side strain, his place taken by Narsingh Deonarine.Assad Fudadin and Narine made their test debuts, replacing Fidel Edwards and Shane Shillingford, while Tino Best came in for Kemar Roach.England made two changes, with Stuart Broad surprisingly joining James Anderson on the sidelines and Steven Finn and Onions starting.